Wrexham 1–1 Watford — Match Stats & Analysis

Championship · 2026Sat, 22 Aug 2026, 14:00 UTC

Wrexham

1–1Full-time analysis

Watford

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Wrexham and Watford drew 1–1.

Shots: 1210
Shots on target: 26
Expected goals: 1.580.49
Possession: 59%41%

Full time

What the match recorded

Wrexham and Watford drew 1–1. Recorded in this match (Wrexham – Watford): shots 12–10, shots on target 2–6, expected goals 1.58–0.49, possession 59%–41%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

This match

Match statistics

Shots12 shots10 shotsWrexham 12 shots, Watford 10 shots
Shots on target2 shots6 shotsWrexham 2 shots, Watford 6 shots
Expected goals1.58 xG0.49 xGWrexham 1.58 xG, Watford 0.49 xG
Possession59%41%Wrexham 59%, Watford 41%
Corners10 corners3 cornersWrexham 10 corners, Watford 3 corners
Fouls13 fouls11 foulsWrexham 13 fouls, Watford 11 fouls
Yellow cards2 cards0 cardsWrexham 2 cards, Watford 0 cards

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

off target
on target
goal
penalty
size = xG

Wrexham: 12 shots, 2 on target, 1.58 xG. Watford: 10 shots, 6 on target, 0.48 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Wrexham 1.58 xG · Watford 0.48 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Wrexham

1Draws

1Watford

17 Mar 2026Watford — Wrexham · Championship3–1

13 Dec 2025Wrexham — Watford · Championship2–2

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Matches in previous 14 days · Both teams: 1 match

4.79 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/16.06 days

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited

Season samples2 / 2home / away teams

Recent samples2 / 2last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.

Analysis cutoff: Sat, 22 Aug 2026, 18:00 UTC · analysis-v4